Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on the First Month Without Cash…

It’s been more than a month since Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail entirely.

According to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, a total of 649 detention hearings were requested in the first month with people being detained in 60% of those cases.

Cases involving murder, vehicular hijacking and attempted murder had the highest rates of detention requests granted — at 93%, 94% and 89% respectively.

“We’re seeing less numbers in jail for low-level offenses,” Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said.

Foxx said her office was preparing for almost 18 months before the Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect in September.

“Overall, I think it has been relatively seamless given the gravity of what we’re doing,” she said.

Meanwhile, there has been about a 12% reduction in the overall Cook County Jail population, dropping from 5,531 a year ago to the current 4,846. Still, this steady decline predates the law’s implementation.

“I think…